The next day, Ji Nian was just about to leave when she found Yu Luobai returning, sweating profusely, wearing sports clothes.
His disheveled hair, the loose black tank top, and the defined muscle lines on his arms were directly exposed.
"Where are you going?" Yu Luobai smiled, looking at her still slightly drowsy eyes.
Ji Nian glanced at her phone, it was 7:30 in the morning, and exclaimed: "Does Mr. Yu get up so early to exercise?"
A warm look flashed in Yu Luobai's eyes, and he replied: "The gym is on the 16th floor of the hotel, the crew has booked the entire floor, so there are not many outsiders around."
Ji Nian glanced at his whole body out of the corner of her eye, and then remembered his previous toned abs, sighing inwardly, "No wonder people with good figures are so self-disciplined."
"I'm going to find He Yi, we need to go to the set," Ji Nian said.
"Do you want to wait for me?" Yu Luobai's mouth curled up, he was very happy to be able to spend time with her every day during this period.
Huh? Wait for him? Ji Nian looked up at his smiling eyes and was momentarily stunned by his handsome face, nodding dumbly, "Okay..."
Yu Luobai's eyes became even more gentle, and he said, "Have you had breakfast yet? Would you like to have it together? I also have some snacks in my room, do you want to come in? I'll just take a shower and change my clothes."
"What kind of snacks?" Ji Nian was puzzled, as she didn't see them yesterday. Going in to wait wouldn't be a problem, as it was a suite with a living room and balcony, but shouldn't she avoid any impropriety?
She felt something was off, their relationship was already quite good, and she had even been to his room yesterday, so avoiding impropriety might be too late now. As Ji Nian was pondering, Yu Luobai was trying to guide her into the room, his eyes sparkling with amusement.
"After we have breakfast, we can have some snacks too," Yu Luobai said.
"Uh, I can just have breakfast at the set as well, I'll wait for you there," Ji Nian said awkwardly.
Yu Luobai laughed and naturally patted her head, saying, "The breakfast at the set is just soy milk and fried dough sticks, very high in calories."
"What are you hesitating about? It's just having breakfast together, why are you so hesitant?" Yu Luobai raised an eyebrow.
Ji Nian was taken aback, thinking that since they were already so close, there was no need to be so picky. Although she knew he liked her, she should have maintained a distance. But every time they interacted, it felt like they were friends, yet also felt somewhat ambiguous. In any case, she didn't dislike it, and actually quite enjoyed spending time with him.
"Alright..." Ji Nian answered.
Yu Luobai was in a cheerful mood, swiped his room card, and went in, with Ji Nian following behind him. She slowly walked to the sofa in the living room and started to flip through the magazines on the table, feeling a bit bored.
Yu Luobai took out yogurt from the fridge, as well as some small snacks that he had specially asked Peng He to bring last night, placed them on the table, and smiled, "Don't eat too much, or you won't have room for breakfast later. Wait here for me."
Ji Nian looked at the snacks she could eat, swallowing hard. She hadn't had snacks in a long time, as He Yi was always making her watch her weight.
"These won't make you gain weight, but you also can't eat too much," Yu Luobai chuckled, seeing that she was craving the snacks.
"Mm-hmm." Ji Nian obediently nodded, picking up the yogurt and taking a sip.
Yu Luobai casually patted her head and went back to the room to get his clothes, planning to take a shower and wash off the sweat.
At this moment, Ji Nian's phone suddenly rang, and she saw it was a WeChat message from He Yi.
He Yi: Sister, are you up yet?
Ji Nian: I just got up, I'm at Mr. Yu's place, you can go to the set first and wait for me.
He Yi: ??????
He Yi: Things are moving so fast?
He Yi: Wow!
He Yi: Quick, tell me, is Mr. Yu impressive?
Ji Nian almost spat out the yogurt she had just sipped, stunned by He Yi's lewd words.
Ji Nian: You're talking nonsense, I just happened to run into him, and he asked me to have breakfast with him.
He Yi: Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Yu is so good to you, just give in to him.
Ji Nian: (rolls eyes)
He Yi: I wonder how Mr. Yu's skills are, with his great physique.
Ji Nian's face instantly turned red, He Yi's vulgar comments in the morning were a bit overwhelming. She regretted telling her she was at Mr. Yu's place.
Ji Nian: You single dog, your mind is full of all kinds of crazy thoughts.
He Yi: Hmph~
He Yi: I'm going to the set, you two have fun~
Ji Nian: Goodbye!
Ji Nian took a deep breath, feeling ashamed. He Yi, that unreliable one, just a few words could make her flustered and her heart race.
"Daydreaming?" Yu Luobai had just finished his shower, the water droplets on his head not yet dried, as he walked over and asked.
Ji Nian was startled, quickly turning off her phone screen, afraid he would see the chat history.
Yu Luobai noticed her nervous reaction and raised an eyebrow, so tense?
"No, it's just that He Yi was urging me to go to the set..." Ji Nian's face was still a bit flushed.
Yu Luobai didn't understand, saying, "Actually, going to the set too early also means waiting. The crew needs time to have breakfast and set up the equipment."
Ji Nian felt a little uncomfortable, turning her head to the side, picking up the snacks on the table and eating them, trying to distract herself from the embarrassment.
By the time they arrived at the set, it was already 8:30, and the crew had also resumed normal operations.
Ji Nian had her makeup done and was carefully walking out in her 12cm high heels.
He Yi hurried over to support her, saying, "Not bad, much more natural than yesterday."
Yu Luobai, dressed in a police uniform, looked handsome, causing a group of female crew members to blush.
The director saw the woman walking out and said, "Xiao Nian, you need to project a strong presence for the next scene. The first scene is you going to the docks to do a drug deal, and you get ambushed by the police, and the male lead Special Forces officer happens to see you from afar at that moment."
"Okay." Ji Nian nodded, her current biggest difficulty was how to walk with poise in these 12cm high heels, it was so damn hard, she felt unbalanced.
"Practice walking first, even if it hurts, you have to endure it," Director Xiao smiled, also amazed that he had never encountered a female actor who couldn't walk in high heels.
Ji Nian had a pained expression, if only the heels were a little lower, she would be so much happier.
"Sister, come on, move it, walk naturally," He Yi urged her to practice.
Ji Nian endured the discomfort from the high heels and tried her best to practice walking.
Yu Luobai couldn't help but furrow his brows, asking, "Do the shoes really have to be that high?"
"Worried about her?" the director teased, saying, "They have to be high, shorter heels won't project the right presence."
Yu Luobai didn't say anything, just quietly watching the person practicing.
Ji Nian practiced for about ten minutes, gradually adapting, although her feet were still hurting, but there was no other choice, she had to endure it.
"Xiao Nian, are you ready?" the director saw the set was ready and urged her.
"Yes, yes, I'm ready." Ji Nian hurriedly went over.
"Okay, actors in position, let's begin!" the director shouted.
